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Quoth · 11-18-2021, 08:17 AM

Use extra paragraph styles with top and/or bottom margins to have "blank lines". Never enter a blank line for an ebook or a paper book.

I do this:
Swap all tabs to something else. Tabs are for typewriters or perhaps programming indents (but some argue for spaces).
Swap all two spaces with one space till no more found (removes ALL more than 1 space)
Switch on Regular Expressions and search & replace each of these with nothing:
[ ]$ (Removes a trailing space)
^[ ] (Removes leading space)
^$ (Removes empty blank lines)

Tables are OK for paper and can be a problem for ebooks
Never any bullet symbols or numbers automatically on Lists. Explicitly type the required character.
Include and subset any fonts, but check a mobi with no fonts looks OK on a real Kindle.
Only upload epub
If using LIbreOffice, edit in odt and an extra Save As in Docx for Calibre.
Always make docx-> epub2 in Calibre, then remove docx, check ebub in Calibre Editor (Book Check & Epub Check).
Check entire TOC and all in text links works using Calibre Viewer.
Make other formats from epub2

11-18-2021, 08:17 AM	#10
Quoth Still reading Posts: 14,177 Karma: 105212035 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	Use extra paragraph styles with top and/or bottom margins to have "blank lines". Never enter a blank line for an ebook or a paper book. I do this: Swap all tabs to something else. Tabs are for typewriters or perhaps programming indents (but some argue for spaces). Swap all two spaces with one space till no more found (removes ALL more than 1 space) Switch on Regular Expressions and search & replace each of these with nothing: [ ]$ (Removes a trailing space) ^[ ] (Removes leading space) ^$ (Removes empty blank lines) Tables are OK for paper and can be a problem for ebooks Never any bullet symbols or numbers automatically on Lists. Explicitly type the required character. Include and subset any fonts, but check a mobi with no fonts looks OK on a real Kindle. Only upload epub If using LIbreOffice, edit in odt and an extra Save As in Docx for Calibre. Always make docx-> epub2 in Calibre, then remove docx, check ebub in Calibre Editor (Book Check & Epub Check). Check entire TOC and all in text links works using Calibre Viewer. Make other formats from epub2 Last edited by Quoth; 11-18-2021 at 08:24 AM.